Dear Howard
Excellent. I hope we meet sometime to share some more.
Regards
David
David Haley BA(Hons) MA Research Fellow
SEA: Social & Environmental Arts Research Centre (MIRIAD)
Manchester Metropolitan University
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On 12 Aug 2004, at 13:43, Riley, Howard wrote:
> I originally sent this privately to Sue, but since David Haley has
> broached
> a similar theme, perhaps list members would like to share my comments?
> Regards to all, Howard.
>
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>> From: Riley, Howard
>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:05 pm
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: FW: Another urgent request for information for The
>> Independent![Scanned]
>>
>> Hi, Sue,
>> I would certainly confirm that drawing enhances what you term "a
>> sense of
>> connection with the world". In recent research conducted here at
>> Swansea,
>> it was found that students' awareness of their own ontological
>> constructions, (ie the way we understand reality, and how we position
>> ourselves in relation to space/time) as well as those of others, was
>> significantly expanded through drawing, and the study of how other
>> cultures represent the world in drawings. For example, most students
>> take
>> artificial perspective for granted, assuming that such geometry
>> represents
>> the world as it is. Once they have explored alternative systems of
>> geometry, they realise that perspective is a particular construction
>> which
>> confirms an egocentric mental construction compatible with the
>> beliefs of
>> the society in which perspective was codified. This awareness, in
>> turn,
>> allows students to make drawings that express alternative "senses of
>> connection with the world".
>>
>> Here are a couple of articles which expand on this:
>> Riley, H. 2002 Firing Practice: Drawing as Empowerment .In Journal of
>> Visual Art Practice Vol.1 No.3 pp 150-161 ISSN 1470 2029
>> Riley, H. 2002 Nurturing an Intelligence of Seeing. In Davies, A.
>> Enhancing Curricula: Exploring Effective Curriculum Practices in Art,
>> Design and Communication in Higher Education. London: Centre for
>> Learning
>> and Teaching in Art and Design. pp 307-329 ISBN 0 9541439 2 2
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dr Howard Riley PhD MA(RCA) CDes
>> Head, School of Research & Postgraduate Studies
>> Faculty of Art & Design
>> Swansea Institute
>> Associate College of the University of Wales
>> Townhill Road
>> Swansea SA2 0UT
>> UK
>> Phone +44 (0)1792 481285
>> Fax + 44 (0)1792 205305
>> email [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
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>> From: The UK drawing research network mailing list on behalf
>> of
>> Drawing Power (info)
>> Reply To: The UK drawing research network mailing list
>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:11 pm
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Another urgent request for information for The
>> Independent![Scanned]
>>
>> This is sent on behalf of Sue Grayson Ford, Director of the Campaign
>> for
>> Drawing.
>> I have already asked for contributions to brief the Independent
>> journalist,
>> Julia Stuart, who is preparing an article on drawing and health. My
>> thanks
>> to those who responded. You should be contacted soon. However the
>> article
>> has broadened out from exploring drawing in therapy to considering
>> much
>> broader topics(see questions below). If you wish to contribute to this
>> article, please contact me quickly.
>> Best wishes
>> Sue Grayson Ford
>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> Tel/Fax: 020 8351 1719
>> Campaign website: www.drawingpower.org.uk
>> <http://www.drawingpower.org.uk>
>>
>>
>> DRAWING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
>>
>>
>> Over the last decade, a growing body of research indicates the link
>> between
>> social well-being and arts activity - and drawing rates high.
>>
>>
>> Like all absorbing and enjoyable tasks, drawing affects physiological
>> functions, lowering heart, blood pressure and respiratory rates
>> it creates hand/eye co-ordination, stimulating neurological pathways
>> (a
>> kind
>> of gym for the mind);
>> not least by involving an act of creativity, it increases self-esteem
>> and
>> a
>> sense of connection with the world.
>> Is this so? Is there anyone on The Drawing Research Network who can
>> support
>> this?
>>
>>
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